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Friendly competition the desire to
win enthusiasm that knows no bones.

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That's the spirit the spirit of young
America from coast to coast in everything

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from sand lots to stadium.

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You'll find red blooded American boys
full of that old grit and determination

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that makes them winners and
champions and when the shouting

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and the laughter of the sandlot grows dim
there is a reason it's because the great

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American boy is hard at work inventing.

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Creating building something the energy

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that is forever behind both the
competitive sports of youth

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and the desire to build and
create new things is the energy

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that develops industrious
dependable citizens of tomorrow.

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Every spring in thousands
of attics garages

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and basements throughout the country
thousands of young Americans set to work

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building their entries for the
all-American soap box derby.

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The all-American is the greatest amateur
sporting event in the world because it

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come binds both the ingenuity

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and creative spirit of young
America with the natural racing

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and sporting instincts
of boys of all ages.

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Every boy everywhere but
tween the ages of nine

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and fifteen is eligible
for this great race.

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Sponsored jointly by
the leading newspapers

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and America's leading manufacturer of
automobile local derbies are run in one

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hundred and sixteen different
cities throughout the country each.

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Of these local champs is already the problem
for the search of the oil trophy the

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place the time the morning of
August sixteenth the excitement.

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Once again thirty six gone American

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and international box derby finals today
actually has a city filled to overflowing

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with a big welcome for the thousands who
have come from every state in the union to

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witness the big event for the racers
first comes registration an entry blank

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sweaters

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and all the other official regalia thousands
of spectators are milling about the

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champion's cars getting a good close up
look every one of these cars represents

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many long hard hours of thought

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and building in every one
can be seen the inventive

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and creative ingenuity of our American
boys each entry gets his car weighed in.

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And in the first sticker shows

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that the car has been checked
by the technical committee

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and complied with all the rules
the medals on trophy awards

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and other prizes to share the limelight.

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There are two hundred forty
nine of them in all.

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And here are a hundred and
sixteen all American boys

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that have won their local derbies

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and they've come to Akron to compete for
the coveted title all-American Soap Box

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Derby champion for nineteen thirty six.

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A few of the champions are taking time
out for a sightseeing tour of the city

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but most of them are going direct to
the trying to just think of anything

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but the big race. The thousands of
spectators begin to fill the grandstand

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and line the sides of soap box derby the

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no race track in the world
is more colorful than this

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and yet it's just boring all-American boy
at the top of the hill other racing to

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where the cars are going.

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In the final going over for the big race
here they are all set for the first tee.

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There will be thirty nine heat from the
first then the winners of these will be

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grouped

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and eliminated until only five boys are
left the technical somebody stands ready on

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the bridge. Here's a goal.

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Look at cars drive.
It's going to be close.

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Here's the finish was a race

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but that's only the beginning from now on
we're going to follow one right after the

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other maybe you'd like a ride on
the track. All right let's go.

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Looks like we got off

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that one just in time I guess we'd
better stick to the sideline.

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Here are GRAHAM That to me

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and Tom Manning's getting ready to
broadcast over a great nationwide hookup

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and millions of people all over the country
are listening behind the roar of the

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crowd is the clickety
clack of the typewriters

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and telegraph stories of the race washing
over the wires pictures to vote for the

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newspapers

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or news room area Hartson while Bill
Cummings they most race drivers officiate at

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the finish line here goes another he
look at the body english not start

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but then everything's fine as
long as he doesn't get off

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and push for a boy just training with every
muscle living in one minute the climax

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to overhaul

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and ambitions of months of preparation
what our story there is behind every boy

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and his races. And now the last
preliminary heat are over.

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Only five boys remain to fight it out for
the coveted honor of being hailed the new

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champion on to the top they go back
up the hill away goal the first

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three

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don't think the winner

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and back at the starting point
the other two boys get underway

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White Plains New York is the other winner
of the starting line up an entire world

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already built up like one will be the
new all-American soapbox derby champion

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that will go on your

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own national champion in just one
month of July and the winner.

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Can't rest on his laurels. Now both boys
go back to the top of the hill and get

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that for the international race racing
against the champion from over the ocean.

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Norman you're one of South Africa's

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urban centers first found

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that some second monument to
Pretoria South Africa third literary

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Coyle presents the first place. Trophy
to the International champions.

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While the other boys look on as a
fitting climax to a great day.

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There comes the big bend

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and awarding of prizes here every boy
is a winner for every driver in the own

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American race gets his racing diploma

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and among other prizes beautiful wristwatch
with the derby emblem embossed on the

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dial a constant brim.

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Winder of this great day

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and I quote the highest part of the band
is the awarding of the prizes medals

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and trophies to the All American to
international winners and to you.

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Herbert Jr of St Louis. It is
my pleasure to present to you.

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The first in the all-American soap
box derby a four year scholarship

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in any State University

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and now two hands on White
Plains New York Alright I have

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a letter here which entitles
you to get your new car

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and also receive the second place
trophy for the international race.

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I'm here to Robert Richards of Lima Ohio.

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I hope learn all worn in the all-American
soap box derby I hand you here a letter

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which is sometimes you are to receive
a letter a standard many dollars

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or disprove John Tabor of Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania is a ward of the Charles F.

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Kettering trophy for
the best designed car.

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Norman human from Pretoria South Africa who
traveled over eight thousand miles for

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just this one race received a third place
dropping for the international event

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but even now the other boys are working
up plans for the nineteen thirty seven

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entry. Perhaps a complete
change in the diet.

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Maybe more complete streamlining already
of many other things up for this minute

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and of them. It's a problem. All right.

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But all American boys these boys
of ours are just the boys to

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the American boy will be hard at work from
now until the starting gun is fired in

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thirty so he'll be in there fighting for
all his worth fighting with the same old

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spirit that is building the American.